Possible DOS vulnerabilities in C# Avro SDK
Priority LOW 38CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
A vulnerability in the .NET SDK of Apache Avro allows an attacker to allocate excessive resources, potentially causing a denial-of-service attack. This issue affects .NET applications using Apache Avro version 1.10.2 and prior versions. Users should update to version 1.11.0 which addresses this issue.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03057 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache.Avro (NuGet): 1.11.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Avro | Apache Avro – 1.10.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Apache.Avro (NuGet) | before 1.11.0 | 1.11.0 | Patch available | GHSA-868x-rg4c-cjqg |
- Apache Avro VendorApache Affected Apache Avro – 1.10.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Apache.Avro (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 1.11.0 Fixed in 1.11.0 Patch available GHSA-868x-rg4c-cjqg
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-868x-rg4c-cjqg Apache.Avro (NuGet) Fixed in 1.11.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 13 products
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat Integration Service Registry
- Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
- Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
- Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43045
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-868x-rg4c-cjqg
References
Advisory 3
More Apache Avro vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-31848 Apache Avro Java SDK: Arbitrary Code Execution when reading Avro schema (Java SDK) CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2023-20549 Apache Avro Java SDK: Memory when deserializing untrusted data in Avro Java SDK CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-16548 Integer overflow when reading corrupted .avro file in Avro Rust SDK CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-16547 Memory overconsumption in Avro Rust SDK CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-24035 Apache Avro Java SDK: Code injection on Java generated code CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2022-16171 Denial of service while reading data in Avro Rust SDK CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-43045 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-43045 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-868x-rg4c-cjqg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-43045 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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